Everything listed under: Passion

As a highly organized Type A Virgo, I love the start of the New Year. It’s a clean slate. You get another opportunity to really take risks. You get another chance to fully commit to what you want in your life and in your career. The key is to doing so with determination and grit. So how do you do that when feeling overwhelmed, heavy, or out of control?

Challenges: We all face them. Brand new to the business, long career, short career, or successful career new challenges rise to meet us no matter where we are. In this video, I shed some light, with a very special guest star, about finding your place in the business. Read More...

Welcome back and Happy Almost New Year! Last time I talked about letting go of the pile of NO we accumulate daily. So, now that you have shed that, how do you work those yeses?
That’s a great question, and I am so glad you asked it!
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The entertainment industry is a business of “No’s” and “Not Yets.” Until it’s not, you know?
When I was younger, I was terrified of going after the things I wanted. A “no” from a director about a part I really wanted (or a girl I was really into!!) seemed like it was the end of the world. That “no” was going to stop my heart cold, as surely as any heart attack would. And I knew, deep in my soul, that if I didn’t get this part or didn’t make the cut for final callbacks, that it was a sign that I was destined to never, ever, ever, EVER work again, and I should just give it all up and *gulp* get a REAL job. And yet, here I still am, despite Read More...

The “Business” can be frustrating for so many reasons and I’m not going to list them here, you’ve gone over them enough times in your head. It’s time for a mental shift, you fearless actor, you. I hereby challenge you to break the cycle of helplessness and “burn-out” and reignite your passion—that passion that made you first declare, “By gum, I am a Professional!” How do you reignite that passion? By doing tangible things that prove you VALUE yourself. Read More...